Summary translation

For organic growers there are numerous questions with regard to plant protection that result from activities on different levels. The different levels involved reach from practical growing via the manufactoring and use of plant protectants up to the level of law making and administration. In order to achieve substantial progress in this subject the exchange of information amongst the different players on the different levels is essential. The objectives of the subject based network in plant protection ‘Forum Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture’ therefore were to establish or improve the exchange of information, scientific expertise, problems and question on plant protection on the different levels. This goal was pursuit by organizing and preparing several workshops with stakeholders, producers of plant protectants and officials in order to discuss problems concerning plant protection in organic agriculture. The topics under discussion were for instance practical problems of plant protection in organic agriculture, current state of research in this area, administrative-political questions as well as suitable plant protectants for the use in organic agriculture.